Rogelio RJ Franco Jr., a 22-year-old Hispanic man, was fatally shot shortly after midnight on January 29, 2017, in the parking lot outside Barfly on Montwood Drive in El Paso, Texas. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A friend, David Ortega, 22, was also shot multiple times and survived. The two had encountered 19-year-old Moises Galvan, known to RJ from high school, and an argument escalated into gunfire.

Galvan was arrested at the scene by an off-duty sheriff’s deputy and a county constable who were working security at the bar. He was charged with murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, and possession of marijuana. The defense claimed self-defense, saying RJ and Ortega had threatened him and that Ortega had a gun; the prosecution maintained Galvan was the aggressor.

RJ was remembered as a standout Montwood High School football player who worked for UPS and as a person known for his smile and dedication to family and friends. Does anyone who knew RJ or was in that area that night have information that could add to the record?